Confusion grows on safety of mixing child painkillers
Deepa , mumbai: Sep 3 2008
Made Popular Sep 3 2008
Young children suffering from fever get better faster when given ibuprofen rather than paracetamol, say researchers. Those needing treatment over 24 hours can safely take both painkillers, which could reduce the period of illness by more than four...
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Tags: Painkillers, paracetemol, ibuprofen, Health & Fitness
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Manish
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Manish Sep 3 2008
Mumbai, India
Very informative, thanks for sharing the link. But as the title rightly says, its very confusing. Parents are as it is stressed when their child is not well, so its better to follow the doctor or continue with regular medicine rather than experiment.
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Deepa
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Deepa Sep 5 2008
mumbai, India
It makes sense to heed to your doc’s prescription only. But it makes more sense to be aware of a few pros n cons related to the dose you are administering.
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Manish
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Manish Sep 5 2008
Mumbai, India
”But it makes more sense to be aware of a few pros n cons related to the dose you are administering.” - absolutely.
Its very necessary to be informed about the disease, the line of treatment, the medicines being taken and what effect/side effects can happen. Net is a knowledge treasure and it s not very difficult to find the info, but the problem is to make sense of the contradicting info that we sometimes get.
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